Pizza Brain

Pizza Brain is an American pizza culture museum and pizzeria, and home to the Guinness-certified largest collection of pizza ephemera on earth.

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  • Phone

    (215) 291-2965

  • Website

    pizzabrain.org

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  • Type

    Pizzeria

Address

2313 Frankford Ave (btwn York St & Dauphin St) Philadelphia , PA 19125 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards No
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, BYO

Comments / 72


Keywords:

pizza casual forbes ice cream good for a quick meal good for dates leonard bookman BYOB great value outdoor seating brisket museums bar bacon memorabilia meats caramelized onions brussel sprouts basil horseradish
Mike Chau

Always a must, this pizza shop is dubbed the World's First Pizza Museum . With jumbo slices and tons of great memorabilia to keep you entertained while you wait, get any slice available on rotation.

Philadelphia Magazine

The Bob Shieldsmoose is a pizza-fied brisket sandwich , amped up with horseradish and black pepper . The Charlie Mayfer is straight-up dessert . I’d order both again in a flash. Read more

Visit Philly

The world’s first pizza museum and shop has 550+ pizza artifacts in rotation and serves up its own gas oven-fired pies with sustainably sourced toppings. Read more

Michael Reif

Pizza , pizza , pizza , pizza , pizza does it seem like I have pizza for brains well you never know with so many pizza parlors all over the place that it might be a good idea to put some back in, Pizza .

Gaya Yan

Pizza is great and the atmosphere is unique with all the funny posters but the place is tiny so you need to fight for a seat and if you eaten up you are expected to leave ASAP

Visit Philly

Inspired by Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia, Pizza Brain will feature a special-edition Pope pizza box. Locally based Savona-Stavola Foodservice is distributing the custom pizza box to area shops. Read more

Weston Chambers

I had the Jane because I'm low on money. The atmosphere and the memorabilia are cool. The owner (Brian) is the coolest guy I've ever met. BYOB was nice.

Lauren Romao

Next level slices (SOOOO big and cheesey) creative toppings + all the throwback zzza memorabilia you can imagine

Mehan Jayasuriya

Cool spot and worth a visit but coming from NYC, the pizza was a bit underwhelming. They even served me a slice lukewarm. More of a restaurant with stuff on the walls than a museum .

Eater

Pizza Brain has got a serious amount of national attention, and the pizza quality is no joke, either. A must-visit for everyone. [Eater 38 Member]

Erika Snyder

Awesome atmosphere, great staff and easily some of the best pizza I have ever had. Try everything and anything. You're gonna love it.

Daniel Vaughan

This is the greatest pizza I've ever had. Hands down. And the folks making it were super awesome

Anneliese King

Amazing pizza ! Don't be subjected to the boring same ol' slices everywhere else. BYOB , and pizza museum . Also right next to the best ice cream around

cyn k

Simply phenomenal pizza . If they have the brussel sprout and bacon pizza - get it! Otherwise, their white pizzas are fantastic too!

Vivian Nguyen

Third Thursday food fights are very cool. Slices are comparable in size to Lorenzo's slices, but have a high quality taste.

Bree Trooshie

Great selection of pizza . I got a slice of "Buffy" which was a buffalo chicken pizza and it was delicious!

Marc Mayer

This place has every amazing pizza-related piece of ephemera. The staff is real nice, and the pies are real tasty.

Pizza Brain

ATTN VEGANS: Want just a slice instead of a whole pie ? Order a personal 10" vegan pie (equivalent to 2 slices) for just $5. Add Daiya cheese or any topping for $1 extra.

Laura

Goat cheese+honey+arugula is seriously the most brilliant combination for a pizza . Congratulations Pizza Brain for achieving perfection

Concierge

Be sure to ask for a slice of their sweet potato pie pizza . Bug them if u have to!! It's so worth it!

Scott Taft

Amazing pizza . The granny with bacon is our favorite. Odd soda selection too. Cream soda for the win!

Mike D

Incredible pizza , amazing space, cool people. The hawk krall mural out back is fantastic.

34th Street Magazine

Though there are some wacky pies on the menu, you can’t go wrong with well-done classics like the Forbes Waggensense or the Leonard Bookman .

Nichole Shrom-Kuc

You should go here. It’s a cool place to bring friends.

Brain Dwyer

There are pizza secrets hidden throughout the shop. If you find one, let whoever is working know - they might just feel compelled to kiss your kneecap.

Pizza Brain

SLICE HAPPY HOUR ! Every Mon-Thurs 4-6pm. 2 Jane slices + select craft soda for just $5. *special applies for in-house customers only.

John Hallahan

Pizza like no other. Very few pizza places can even come close.

Carmen Noire SanDiego

Great fresh pizza . Cool décor. Ice cream shop attached too.

Amanda Schick

Very hipsterish. Staff was super sweet :) pizza was pretty good minus the basil leave all in all great atmosphere!

Sa Rah G

Get the Frankford Taco ...pizza topped with the in house pizza ice cream ..and get a the slice n ice cream for a $1 off!

Campbell Bird

Less a museum and more a great pizza and ice cream place. Everything's good.

Abigail Robertson

The pizza is fresh and you can literally watch them craft it from scratch

ESTHER

Pizza is great. Nothing to drink but water and service was crappy. No place to sit. Get it to go. The decor was awesome.

Food Gnome

Delicious slice, super friendly owners and just a feast for your eyes. Patio rules!

Concierge

Taking public transit? Take the EL Eastbound to York Dauphin and head East on Dauphin for 4 blocks then make a left on Frankford Ave. Enjoy!!!!

Maxwell Foxman

Has a pizza museum inside. And it's BYOB

Dan Scanlon

The pizza is huge and great, and it's right next to Little Baby's Ice Cream .

Angela N.

Kira Turston: red pie, mozz , smoked bacon , brown sugar , red onion and brussel sprouts

Philadelphia Magazine

Beneath all the hype and weirdness lies one of Philly’s great pizza joints. Read more

Arthur Etchells

Beneath all the hype and weirdness lies one of Philly’s great pizza joints. Read more

Chris Richards

Kind of intimidating with its hipster vibe , but had amazing white pizza with caramelized onions .

Chris Trew

Vanilla Ice ate here once, inspiring Pearl Jam 's "nevermind" - @christrew

Lamar Cruse

Its.... different. Not a bad way different but.....different. keep up the good work guys

Sa Rah G

BYOB - Grab a local beer and bring it over to this local pizza "jawn". Mad Decent!

NowThis News

Get creative here - anything with apples !

Marie Gooddayphoto Woyto

Love the outdoor seating in the back.

Scooter Van Halen

Add arugula to any slice because it contains the most bioavailable nutrients

Nicole Pharo

So tasty! The Forbes pizza was the tits

Jason Gibson

Great pizza ! Try the Delouche.

Pat Bellot

Pizza is kind of bland. Great crust and texture but flavor is kind of meh overall. If you want to be blown away try Mix in center city

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